016. Kota Kinabalu Mosque 中
The cover shows the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque, which I visited during a trip to Sabah. It’s an incredibly beautiful floating mosque, and I was lucky enough to see it in person.
Record the down-to-earth trending technologies seen every week, and publish them here after screening. If you find it good, you can follow this weekly to get update notifications.
Good Reads and Learning
Decoding 2020 Frontend Technology Trends
https://juejin.cn/post/6908713513271689224
Tencent’s IMWeb team reviews seven major trends: TS, React, WASM, Low-Code, Serverless, R&D Efficiency, and WebRTC.
Vite: A Silky-Smooth Developer Experience
https://juejin.cn/post/6906674140792094727
A very detailed explanation of Vite’s underlying principles. Well worth a read.
Cocos: The “Catfish” Stirring Up the H5 Game World
https://jelly.jd.com/article/5fbe616a7482df01463e27e3
A narrative-style account from JD developers on building H5 games with Cocos. It’s as engaging as a novel.
Open Source and Tools
MOIVA: A “Comparison Shopping” Tool for JS Libraries
https://moiva.io/?compare=react+svelte+vue
Compare the growth and health of frameworks like Vue, React, and Svelte at a glance.
ImageOptim: A Better Image Compression Tool
https://github.com/ImageOptim/ImageOptim
When TinyPNG is a bit too aggressive, this is a fantastic alternative for high-quality compression.
Snapdrop: Airdrop for the Web
https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop
Uses WebRTC/WebSockets for lightning-fast local file sharing without apps.
ImHex: A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineering
https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex
A powerful tool tailored for reverse engineers that can significantly boost productivity.
iOS and Cross-Platform
Lessons from Boosting App Launch Speed
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/v2Ym9GPU4J8xCFFNYcpJhg
The author is a true “hacker and painter”—the illustrations alone make this a great read.
Boosting iOS Compilation Speed by 10x (Part 1)
https://juejin.cn/post/6903407900006449160
A massive update to a previously recommended guide on speeding up iOS builds.
M1 vs Intel: What’s Different This Time?
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Krmx_mYpDdRGKzN3zs3mYw
A simple, clear explanation of why the M1 chip is such a game-changer, written by a CS student.
Reflections on Flutter and the Frontend intersection
https://juejin.cn/post/6908357007749693454
Originally titled “The Revolution of Flutter and the Big Frontend.”
Inspiration and Design
Nature’s Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of the Year
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CVzJjOq87FTYjwRSno04yQ
2020 Design Survey Report
https://uxtools.co/survey-2020/
The results might surprise you.
